Fluctuating river levels and the onset of winter caused chaos last weekend but at least bream fed along the River Tees for the 100-peg Angling Times Team Championships.

Top dog on the day was Paul Stephenson (Yarm AA) who fished feeder with worm to take six bream with roach for his winning 19lb 12oz net from peg 188 on the golf course section at Yarm.

Runner-up Lee McIntosh (Shimano Quaker) wasn't too far off the pace in second with his bream catch for 18lb 2oz, while third- placed R Pearce (Dunelm) just missed out with his 18lb net.

Overall Cleveland Angling Centre are hanging on to first place in league with one nail biting match to fish.

They are on nine points with joint second Newman Scott and Shimano Quaker both on 11 points.

Weights are starting to drop now on the commercial venues as expected, and the best of the week came during the 33-peg match last Wednesday at Woodlands where John Kerry (Elton Tackle) fished maggot with pole for his 61lb 12oz bag from the Partridge Lake.

Daryll Taylor (Daiwa Goldthorpe) came second with 60lb 4oz and Andy Dargue (Shimano Quaker) took third with 51lb 15oz.

Another 27-peg match produced another win for up and coming Daiwa Cleveland star Ashley Clements who tamed a decent 55lb 7oz net of carp.

Dave Harris (Garbolino Elton) came second with 35lb 10oz and veteran Derek Normington (Yarm) came third with 28lb.

As usual the Thornaby AA Presidents Cup match attracted a good turn-out with 63 anglers battling it out on the Croft to Hurworth section of the River Tees.

Sadly because of flood water the fish did not respond and Darlington's Steve Nelson needed just two chub and a single grayling to win with 5lb 3oz.

Charlie Hodgson (Darlington) came second with 3lb 4oz and G Jeavons (Stockton) took third place with 2lb 4oz.